suburb; outskirts; commuter belt
Refers to residential areas outside the city center, typically within commuting distance. Often contrasted with 都心 (city center) or 田舎 (countryside).
He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.
I go to a large shopping mall in the suburbs.
I bought a house in the suburbs of Tokyo.
He lives in the suburbs.
We moved to the suburbs as a family.
郊外 refers to the suburbs or outskirts, the opposite of 中心部, which is the core urban area.
郊外 means the suburbs or outskirts, the direct opposite of 町中, the busy center of town.
都市部 is the built-up urban core, while 郊外 refers to the residential suburbs surrounding it.
郊外 means 'the suburbs/outskirts', the direct opposite of 市中's 'within the city'.
suburbanite; suburban resident